English

Noun

ptr ‎(plural ptrs)

1. (programming) Abbreviation of pointer.
   • 1993, "lbunch", C++ dynamic array of ptrs (on newsgroup comp.sys.mac.oop.macapp3)
   • 1998, "Malcolm Watts", Passing memory ptrs between lib and C++ code ? (on newsgroup comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.memory)

Egyptian

Etymology

pw (this, that) and tr (interrogative particle)

Pronoun

Independent pronoun

1. who? what?

Usage notes

This pronoun usually stands at the beginning of a sentence. As an independent pronoun, its meaning differs depending on the type of sentence it is in.

• With an infinitive, it is the subject of the verb.
• Before a noun, its meaning can be ambiguous
  • It could indicate a second person subject of a noun phrase
  • Alternatively, in all persons, it can be the predicate of a noun phrase
  • But if the noun is a participle, then it could be either the subject or the predicate of a noun phrase.
  • If the demonstrative pronoun pw is placed between the pronoun and the noun, the pronoun is definitly the predicate

There are a number of alternative hieroglyphic writings:

ptj	ptj	pw tr

References

Allen, Middle Egyptian
Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian